Solomon Farai Mire (born 21 August 1989) is a Zimbabwean former

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er who represented the

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at international level in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and

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s (T20Is) before announcing his retirement from international cricket in July 2019. Known for quick scoring, Mire usually opened the batting in ODIs and bowled medium pace. He also played for the

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in the Australian Big Bash League.

Domestic career

Born in

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, Mire played for the Zimbabwe Under 19s before making his first class debut for Zimbabwean domestic side Centrals in the

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match against

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at Bulawayo on 12 April 2007. While playing for Darwin club Waratahs in a one-day match in 2013, Mire scored a tournament record 260, from 157 balls with 21 sixes and 13 fours. In November 2013, Mire was signed to

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Big Bash League team,

for the

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International career

Mire was included to the Zimbabwean squad for their 2014 tour of Bangladesh, where he made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe on 21 November 2014. On 30 June 2017, Mire scored his maiden ODI century, which came against Sri Lanka at

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. The century gave Zimbabwe's first ODI victory against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The chased total of 316 was the highest successful chase ever in Sri Lanka and first chase of a total more than 300 in Sri Lanka. Mire was adjudged man of the match for his all-round performance. In October 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against the West Indies on 21 October 2017. He made his

(T20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018. In July 2019, the

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(ICC) suspended

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, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events. As a result, Mire announced his retirement from international cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mire, Solomon 1989 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers Sportspeople from Harare Centrals cricketers Mid West Rhinos cricketers Melbourne Renegades cricketers Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Zimbabwe Select XI cricketers